​A Typical Day when Climbing Kilimanjaro

Lunch stop

Each morning you will be woken at 6:00 or 6:30 (depending on the day) with a cup of coffee or tea followed by hot water in a basin for personal washing.

A hot breakfast will be served at 07:00 or 07:30 (again depending on the day). On clear mornings, this time of the day is a good opportunity for you to take photos of the area and Mt Kilimanjaro as the weather may change by mid-day and become misty or foggy.

You will normally walk for some hours and have lunch on the way on most days. You will be served a *hot lunch set at a table and chairs for your extra comfort and convenience. A *private toilet will also be available for you at lunchtime and at the camp each night and morning (Most other companies provide a box lunch that you eat on the nearest rock and a private toilet is an extra charge). On other days, depending on how long your hike is, your lunch will be served at the camp where you will spend the night.

As soon as you arrive at the camp, which has been set up before your arrival, you will be provided with hot water for personal washing. Then plenty of coffee, tea or hot chocolate with snacks will be available in the mess tent, followed by a hot dinner in the evening.

Every evening after the meal, your guide will brief you on the next day's schedule and, for example, how the weather is expected to be, how the terrain will be, how you will have to dress etc.

The only accommodation option on all routes is sleeping in tents at designated campsites. The only exception to this is Marangu which has huts. We use waterproof sleeping tents for all climbers and staff.* We also provide a 4 inch mattress* for you to sleep on giving you the best possibility of sleeping well while camping.

SUMMIT NIGHT: When you arrive at the base camp for the final preparation, you will have an early dinner and be briefed on how to dress for the summit. On this day you will go to bed earlier than other days. You will be woken up at 11:00 to get ready to leave for the summit at mid-night. Before leaving you will have a light breakfast.